Is there a good source for jazz chord voicings in C6?

Grant Summers · Post by **Grant Summers** » 23 Jun 2021 10:01 am

I am building on another post about jazz voicings in E9. I am interested in jazz voicings in C6th. What is best source for that? Also, for cth, is the strategy that you would have to omit the root and focus on 3rd, 7th, and color tones?

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 23 Jun 2021 1:55 pm

Yes, forget the root and think about 3rds, 7ths and the fifth of your choice. And 13ths. You will find lurking 9ths within most chords too. This is why they invented bass players.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 23 Jun 2021 3:30 pm

Our man Jim Cohen has posted some things, I know. You might poke around here for some of them. I think he also does courses etc.

Anyway, here's a link to an old forum post where Jim explains some 2 5 1 voicings for C6 on YT. Maybe this will help.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... highlight=

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 23 Jun 2021 3:40 pm

omitting the root is one approach. I do a lot of chord melody for solo steel so I play a lot of root notes. I haven't had much trouble finding just about any chord, root included.

a google search for Herb Steiner C6 will lead you to his excellent pdf on C6 chording

Steve Hitsman · Post by **Steve Hitsman** » 24 Jun 2021 3:03 am

One of the most useful approaches I've found is diatonic substitution.

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 24 Jun 2021 5:23 am

Please elaborate.

Steve Hitsman · Post by **Steve Hitsman** » 24 Jun 2021 5:46 am

I got this from Lex Giel's book, The Music of Miles Davis. Within the harmonized scale are both active and passive chords. The passive chords are IM7, iii7, and vi7. The active chords are ii7, IVM7, V7, and vii7b5. Any passive chord can sub for any other passive chord, likewise for active chords.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 25 Jun 2021 11:51 am

I believe it was Mr. Steiner who published "My approach to chords on the C6th tuning", which I thought was an excellent resource for players getting into that tuning.

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 26 Jun 2021 7:02 am

Was it Herb? http://www.herbsteinermusic.com/C6_essay.pdf

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 26 Jun 2021 7:53 am

That's the one I was trying to think of earlier Peter. Thanks for the link. I had misplaced it. Lots of good stuff there.

John Swain · Post by **John Swain** » 26 Jun 2021 8:17 am

Doug Jernigan's chord dictionary is a great resource!

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 26 Jun 2021 11:32 am

MANY years ago a guy named Trap Truly did some charts on chords location on C6,,,GREAT information!!! Later on (still many years ago,,LOL)I did some charts converting them to E9/B6. I think b0b had a sticky or something where they were accessible?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 26 Jun 2021 7:20 pm

Peter Freiberger wrote:Was it Herb? http://www.herbsteinermusic.com/C6_essay.pdf

Yes, Herb Steiner...how stupid of me to forget! $:\$

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 26 Jun 2021 7:58 pm

Itâ€™ll take more than one forgotten name for you to be labeled â€œstupidâ€, Donny!

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 29 Jun 2021 7:37 am

It would be very difficult to find a better source of chords on C6 as what Herbster has provided!!

Grant Summers · Post by **Grant Summers** » 1 Jul 2021 10:31 am

Studying some of the suggested resources. Thank you

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Is there a good source for jazz chord voicings in C6?

Is there a good source for jazz chord voicings in C6?

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